Arrojado identified the boy as Gasfer Suhudan, whose forehead was grazed by a bullet.
The official said the firefight ensued after Barangay Peacekeeping Action Team members led by Sandah Barangay Chair Jairulla Jawari fought back when the group of Abu Sayyaf sub-leader Ninok Sapari attacked them.
Arrojado said Sapari’s group, who positioned at Patikul Hill, fled westward after a 15-minute gunfight when soldiers arrived.
He said the wounded boy was taken to the headquarters of the 35th Infantry Battalion’s Charlie Company in Barangay Buhanginan, Patikul, for medication.
The first happened last Sept. 21 resulting to the death of an imam.
He said the Abu Sayyafs are against the project since it would make troop movement easy.
